Robert Greenblatt is stepping down as Showtime's entertainment president; he will be replaced by former Imagine TV's David Nevins, several individuals familiar with the situation told TheWrap.
The voluntary departure of Greenblatt — which will occur when his two-year contract ends in July — will culminate a highly successful seven-year stretch as the CBS-owned premium cable channel's top programing executive.
During this run, Greenblatt transformed Showtime from a sleepy movie channel to a legitimate original-programming competitor to HBO, developing a string of hits and Emmy-contending fare, and upping Showtime's subscriber base by 45 percent.
Series developed and launched under Greenblatt's launch include "The L-Word," "Weeds," "Dexter," "The Tudors," "Nurse Jackie," "Californication," "United States of Tara" and "Nurse Jackie."